Have you seen kids sort their haul after Halloween? They often set aside their favorite candy – say, chocolate. This is what I did, with cartoons instead of candy, and math instead of chocolate. 1. Reverse costumes Doctor Popular on Flickr says this really happened. I love it because reversals are challenging, and often clever. […]
Got this from a friend? Subscribe! I am Moby Snoodles, and this is my newsletter. Send me your requests, questions, and comments at moby@moebiusnoodles.com Blogs and networks David Cordeiro’s review on Amazon captures a major reason we wrote Moebius Noodles: Adventurous Math for the Playground Crowd: So often, young kids’ first exposure to math is through arithmetic. This book opens […]
These are notes about our activities at the third meeting of the Math Circle. The main goals of activities were to contrast linear and non-linear growth, and to approximate curves with straight lines. Children’s activities brought my attention to three other ideas: consistency of patterns; differences; and measurement. Here are all photos from the Circle. […]
Please shoot me a quick email if kids do or say anything related to functions, infinity, and other such topics, at home. It really helps to plan for the next time, and it’s always interesting! Thank you for taking notes, Kristin, Bill, and Guy! I use full notes for write-ups. And thank you everyone who […]
